Turn on audio descriptions on your Apple TV

On Apple TV, you can turn on audio descriptions to have scenes in videos described to you.

If the video you're watching includes audio descriptions, you can find them in the Subtitles menu. While watching a video:

Apple TV (4th generation): Swipe down on your remote's Touch surface to reveal the Info panel, then swipe right to see the Subtitles panel. Swipe down and select the option that you want to use.

Apple TV (2nd or 3rd generation): Hold down Select on your remote for three seconds to reveal the Subtitles tab. Select the option that you want to use.

Set audio preferences

If you want videos to use audio descriptions by default:

Go to Settings > General > Accessibility.

Select Audio Descriptions.

Learn more

Not all videos include audio description tracks. Check the documentation for the video you're using to see if it includes these features.

Some third party websites and apps provide custom audio controls for videos. If you don't see audio controls when viewing video from a website, check the documentation, or contact the website owner or app developer for more information.

You can also turn on audio descriptions on other devices using the steps below: